Rocky shoreline near Sharm el Sheikh in the Red Sea in Egypt

Rocky cliff near the shore of the Red Sea in Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt

Multiple ships near the shore of the Red Sea in Sharm el Sheikh in Egypt

The portion of the Sinai Peninsula in the Red Sea near the tourist city of Sharm el Sheikh has some cliffs, and the land over there is fairly barren. In these photos, you can a number of ships near the barren rocky area. Even the coral reefs are located near the shore, and that is where a number of ships make a stop nearby, so that tourists can don their snorkeling gear and swim the short stretch of water from the ship to the reefs. These reefs almost come to the surface of the water and in fact, one cannot swim over many of them, since there is not enough water over the surface of the reefs.

Sharm El Sheikh (New Millennium Collection: North Africa)	View Larger Map